One day the dam will break and a trickle will become a flowing river

I was reading the article 'Turbocharge your writing today' and when I got to the part on 'Snack writing ... short — but regular — writing sessions ... When possible, try snack writing first thing in the morning.' it reminded me of a recent conversation with my mentor, J.V.

In a conversation, I mentioned how hard it was to get my thoughts out. The thing is, I love reading and writing. I have always been and will always be passionate about these two things. Over time, my love for both was slowly getting eroded by destructive comments that often did not come with explanations or tips on how to 'fix' what someone deemed broken. My beautiful thoughts were there but they were just stuck, in my head, swirling, and often when I tried to put pen to paper, it was all jumbled.

J.V. recommended putting pen to paper and writing first thing in the morning. Writing, as in, write down whatever thoughts were in your head. It doesn't matter the theme and for this particular writing exercise, you should definitely not worry about grammar and whether or not it all made sense. The idea is to get into a habit. Paper and pen were recommended as I prefer the tangible feel of paper and pen and I feel less restricted. Interestingly, my mentor and I share this romanticism with pen and paper.

So I have started. I am not at the 'first thing every morning' phase just yet. However, I have noticed the words have once again started to come out and I believe that as long as I continue, the dam will fully break and this trickle will one day become a flowing river it was always meant to be.